Bio

Jimmy Viera is a painter and printmaker born in Dartmouth, MA. He currently lives and works in Portland, ME. He received his BFA in Printmaking from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2014, where he was awarded the 2D Department’s Award for Excellence. Viera has shown work at Buoy, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, New Systems Exhibitions, Greenhut Galleries, and Space, among others. His work has been featured in The Maine Arts Journal, The Portland Press Herald, Vice, and Create! Magazine. He also curated Periscope at Able Baker Contemporary in 2017. In 2016, Viera helped co-found the New England Art Book Fair which showcases book makers from across the country to thousands of visitors each fall.

Statement

The pieces in this show are from a period when I was transitioning the imagery from the etchings I was doing in college, into works on paper that I could make in my studio without a press. In these works I learned many of the techniques that I still use in my more current work. These works were made using masking tape, graphite, spray paint, and acrylics. Having shed many of the tight material restrictions I used in my prints it was quite freeing to make these drawings with as many materials as I could get my hands on.